Jeanine Cowen – MFA Thesis Proposal One

January 13, 2013 | Comments Off

Game Design and Game Balancing in Platformers What are the impacts of game design and game balancing on the player experience? Through the controlled use and presentation of current best practice theory as detailed in books like “Rules of Play – Game Design Fundamentals” by Salen and Zimmerman, or “The Art of Game Design” by Schell, this [...]

Jeanine Cowen – MFA Thesis Proposal Two

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Interactive Art, Sound, and Music Exhibit This proposal intends to look at human nature as it engages with representations of emotion. Given visual and audio feedback, will viewers of an interactive exhibit tend toward aggression or joy (or somewhere in between) when given the opportunity to drive/trigger a closed system? The junction of interactivity, visuals, music, [...]

Jeanine Cowen – MFA Thesis Proposal Three

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The Influence of Quality in Video and Audio on the Perceptions of Gameplay This proposal focuses on the impacts of visual and audio quality on the perceptions of gameplay. Understanding choices made in the creation of art and sound for video games has previously been determined through application of technology bandwidth and project timelines. This [...]